Kanēļmaizītes – a Latvian Christmas Treat
The English-speakers know them as cinnamon rolls and love to top them with icing. The Swedes call them kanelbulle and have set aside a day…
Pīrāgi – A Taste of Latvian Christmas
In less than 10 days Christmas will be celebrated all around the world. But, if you visited an average Latvian house this week,…
The Easiest Sourdough Bread You’ll Ever Bake
For over a year now I’ve been baking bread at least once a week and, as a result, we barely ever buy bread…
Debesmanna: the Best Latvian Childhood Dessert
Do you ever feel cravings for childhood foods, made just the way your mom or your granny used to? The summer heat wave…
Nepalese Dhal Baht – a Global Table Adventure
When was the last time when you cooked a food from a country other than your own? Many of us do from time…
Our Favourite Pasta Recipe
This pasta recipe is simple, quick, and easily adapted to what you have in the fridge. These days I make it almost every week…
Toddler-friendly Nutty Carrot Cake
With Birdy’s first birthday approaching I was on the quest for the perfect birthday cake. I wanted something healthy yet also tasty and…
First Spoons
Already two months have passed since I did my little inquiry into first baby foods around the world. At the time I was…
Chanterelle Cream Sauce with Bacon
Growing up I was not a particularly picky eater but there was one thing I really did not like: mushrooms. Yet every late summer…
